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Chapter XXI
The magistrate looked searchingly at Mademoiselle Marguerite. “Then those letters which we found just now in the escritoire are from your mother, mademoiselle?” he remarked. The girl blushed. She had previously been questioned respecting these letters, and she had then made no reply. Now, she hesitated for a moment, and then quietly said: “Your opinion coincides with mine, monsieur.”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She had previously been questioned respecting these letters, and she had then made no reply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Then those letters which we found just now in the escritoire are from your mother, mademoiselle?” he remarked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The magistrate looked searchingly at Mademoiselle Marguerite.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Now, she hesitated for a moment, and then quietly said: “Your opinion coincides with mine, monsieur.””
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “She had previously been questioned respecting these letters, and she had then made no reply.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““Then those letters which we found just now in the escritoire are from your mother, mademoiselle?” he remarked.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now, she hesitated for a moment, and then quietly said: “Your opinion coincides with mine, monsieur.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had previously been questioned respecting these letters, and she had then made no reply.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Then those letters which we found just now in the escritoire are from your mother, mademoiselle?” he remarked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The magistrate looked searchingly at Mademoiselle Marguerite.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had previously been questioned respecting these letters, and she had then made no reply.
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From this reading The girl blushed.
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From this reading Now, she hesitated for a moment, and then quietly said: “Your opinion coincides with mine, monsieur.”
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From this reading “Then those letters which we found just now in the escritoire are from your mother, mademoiselle?” he remarked.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, she hesitated for a moment, and then quietly said: “Your opinion coincides with mine, monsieur.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then those letters which we found just now in the escritoire are from your mother, mademoiselle?” he remarked.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Then those letters which we found just now in the escritoire are from your mother, mademoiselle?” he remarked.
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From this reading The girl blushed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had previously been questioned respecting these letters, and she had then made no reply.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Then those letters which we found just now in the escritoire are from your mother, mademoiselle?” he remarked.
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From this reading Now, she hesitated for a moment, and then quietly said: “Your opinion coincides with mine, monsieur.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Then those letters which we found just now in the escritoire are from your mother, mademoiselle?” he remarked.
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From this reading “Then those letters which we found just now in the escritoire are from your mother, mademoiselle?” he remarked.
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From this reading “Then those letters which we found just now in the escritoire are from your mother, mademoiselle?” he remarked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The magistrate looked searchingly at Mademoiselle Marguerite.
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From this reading She had previously been questioned respecting these letters, and she had then made no reply.
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From this reading The magistrate looked searchingly at Mademoiselle Marguerite.
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From this reading The magistrate looked searchingly at Mademoiselle Marguerite.
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From this reading The magistrate looked searchingly at Mademoiselle Marguerite.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now, she hesitated for a moment, and then quietly said: “Your opinion coincides with mine, monsieur.”
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From this reading Now, she hesitated for a moment, and then quietly said: “Your opinion coincides with mine, monsieur.”
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From this reading Now, she hesitated for a moment, and then quietly said: “Your opinion coincides with mine, monsieur.”
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From this reading “Then those letters which we found just now in the escritoire are from your mother, mademoiselle?” he remarked.
not any; not one
From this reading She had previously been questioned respecting these letters, and she had then made no reply.
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From this reading “Then those letters which we found just now in the escritoire are from your mother, mademoiselle?” he remarked.
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From this reading Now, she hesitated for a moment, and then quietly said: “Your opinion coincides with mine, monsieur.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had previously been questioned respecting these letters, and she had then made no reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had previously been questioned respecting these letters, and she had then made no reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, she hesitated for a moment, and then quietly said: “Your opinion coincides with mine, monsieur.”
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From this reading “Then those letters which we found just now in the escritoire are from your mother, mademoiselle?” he remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had previously been questioned respecting these letters, and she had then made no reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had previously been questioned respecting these letters, and she had then made no reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, she hesitated for a moment, and then quietly said: “Your opinion coincides with mine, monsieur.”
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From this reading The magistrate looked searchingly at Mademoiselle Marguerite.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had previously been questioned respecting these letters, and she had then made no reply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The magistrate looked searchingly at Mademoiselle Marguerite.
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From this reading “Then those letters which we found just now in the escritoire are from your mother, mademoiselle?” he remarked.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She had previously been questioned respecting these letters, and she had then made no reply.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Then those letters which we found just now in the escritoire are from your mother, mademoiselle?” he remarked.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Then those letters which we found just now in the escritoire are from your mother, mademoiselle?” he remarked.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Then those letters which we found just now in the escritoire are from your mother, mademoiselle?” he remarked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, she hesitated for a moment, and then quietly said: “Your opinion coincides with mine, monsieur.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then those letters which we found just now in the escritoire are from your mother, mademoiselle?” he remarked.
